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In reply to the discussion: Former Intelligence Officer Claims KGB Recruited Trump [View all]ScratchCat
(2,753 posts)First, if this is true, our intelligence apparatus would have most likely known all along.
Second, it is my opinion that they did know about this relationship and obviously knew of the Russians in Trump Tower and other business deals he was involved in. The intelligence community decided that, because it would be much, much easier to keep tabs on all the Russians if they knew where they all were, they would let Trump get away with Russian spies being in Trump Tower and thus had to let him get away with obvious money laundering through his casinos and S. Florida real estate deals. I've thought this since his first term. Remember when Crowdstrike testified that their research indicated a "trail of money laundering through Trump properties from Mar-a-Lago to Canada?" Funny how that never came up during Biden's term, isn't it? DOJ ever look into it? Because they already knew, right?
Think about it folks. What other reasons could there be that he has been allowed to get away with what appears to be obvious laundering for Russians and illegal connections in Trump Tower? They let it go to keep easy tabs on the Russians having no idea he could ever get enough support to run for President. Its not like they could have admitted this back in 2016 and stopped his nomination. They were stuck. Now he is getting rid of everyone....